Ardozyga neurosticha (Turner, 1933)
 (formerly known as Protolechia neurosticha)
GELECHIIDAE,   GELECHIOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Ardozyga neurosticha
(Photo: courtesy of Katarina Christenson, Melba, Australian Capital Territory)

The adult moths of this species have pale brown forewings each with a dark central jagged streak, and sometimes broad dark veins or some dark spots along the costa. The hindwings are pale brown. The wingspan is about 2.5 cms.

Ardozyga neurosticha
(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The species has been reported in

  • Queensland,
  • Australian Capital Territory,
  • South Australia, and
  • Western Australia.

    Further reading :

    A. Jefferis Turner,
    New Australian Lepidoptera,
    Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia,
    Volume 57 (1933), p. 177.

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    (written 24 April 2024)